Notre Dame Student Tests Positive for COVID-19

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Notre Dame Student Tests Positive for COVID-19

A University of Notre Dame student has tested positive for COVID-19.

The student was in self-quarantine after returning from a London study abroad. They did not return to the university’s South Bend campus.

The student is at home and receiving medical care. They are not from Indiana.

A release from the university says the student's local health department has been authorized to trace the student's recent contact and will be notifying those individuals.

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